I was in a Rush Tribute band many, many years ago. Took 5 of us to play the songs. We had a chick singing Geddy's parts since none of the guys had that sort of range. Our drummer was insanely good but had to quit and we could never find another drummer that could handle the drumming. Go figure.

My guess is that the opening to Zanadu is slow, soft and long before the riff kicks in. One of my most favorite Rush tunes and I was surprised as well.

Don’t sweat it! First it’s not the scoop but fear of playfield chipping. You won’t ever need to remove the scoop. Ive had two new machines in the last couple years and never had playfield chipping around the scoop. But some do. Stern choose to provide a protector commonly called a “Cliffy” but don’t call it a cliffy or the Pinside mob will attack you because Cliffy is another brand. You’ve been warned.

These Cliffys can be a pain in the butt because they alter the hole significantly; making it harder to get the ball into the scoop. Then they can alter the ejection path of the ball. I have to imagine that a bit of Mylar placed on the playfield will prevent or minimize chipping with less impact to game play.

I loved shaker motors at first but once I got accustomed to the vibrations my brain just doesn't notice the effect anymore.

You mean like these magnetic apron covers from WizardMods?

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Pinstadium is a nice product and it IS interactive. You can hook up one channel to a circuit on the playfield. For example, I connected the UV channel to a pop bumper and it's a nice effect. If you just want your dark playfield lit up better then Pinstadium is a good choice.

For a music pin... EL is looks to be a far better choice and I've already put myself on a waitlist.

Actually, that's probably not true. Pinstadium connects to the GI lighting I believe. Houdini has perhaps one of the best modes in pinball... Escape from Beyond. When you start the mode, Houdini goes completely dark and starts a "search light" and strobing effects that is meant to disorient the player. The Pinstadium goes dark with the rest of the machine because it's connected to the GI. And... as I mentioned a few minutes ago in another, the UV flasher channel on the Pinstadium also interacts with that mode.

In the early streams I watched, the light show seemed random and not well synced with the music. For example, it should occasionally sync to Peart's iconic drum fills (example, those ripping tom fills in Temples Of Syrinx) or the guitar or bass riffs.

Highly likely but after the main modes and wizard modes are complete, the new features are smaller enhancements, challenges and tweaks to make existing rules better. Songs are licensed upfront so I doubt we'll see more songs.

I should mention that it can take years and depends on the passion of the coder. When I had KISS, it took years to complete the final code although the code was very playable before the final version was released. The final release of KISS code was MASSIVE; adding big things like a bunch of new combos, champions, sound, animation, etc..

New code is like Christmas in July... unexpected and some new fun stuff to enjoy.

I just don't get this comment. The overall presentation on the display is great... especially considering your barely have a chance to look at it and provides relatively little value during gameplay. I get that everyone is entitled to an opinion but to call the theme "bad" is out of touch with reality.

I love this game! Rush is a super flowy game for me. I can find every major shot on the playfield regularly. Most other pins I find there are a least a couple shots that I just can't find. For example, I had KISS, another Borg design similar to Rush. I had trouble with the KISS orbits and the ramp was a bitch for several months until I finally "found" it.

I'm a player of similar skill and my advice would be to not compare yourself to people who can regularly get in the 100s of million or higher. Are you having fun? I would venture to guess that people posting super high scores are not getting those scores on every game. For me, a good game is completing a mode or two and racking up a 100+ million score. For me, I'm going to play 5 or 6 frustrating games for every amazing 100+ million game.

Literally, just happened for the first time but after a couple hundred games it was the only time.

Me too. I'm thinking about purchasing the WizApron apron magnet that covers the plastic apron. The only thing stopping me is that I really don't want more of the same cabinet art design on the apron.

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So I'm a very crappy player and I'm loving it. My secret to fun games as a crappy player is to...

- make sure I start a mode the second the red light comes on
- not get lured into trying for an almost completed combo or other non-mode objective
- set the ball saves to be longer that the default settings
- get the extra ball lit asap by hitting the ramp 5 times then get the time machine multi-ball started

Bummer! My Pro is one of the best shooting and flowing games I’ve ever played. It is frustrating but any pinball worth playing is frustrating.

Rush songs are loaded with hooks but I can see how someone that is not familiar with or have an appreciation of progressive rock might have trouble locating the chorus!

Has anyone removed the Stern scoop protector fix in order to install a NinjaCamp protector? Was it difficult to remove?

I had purchased a NinjaCamp protector before I received my Rush Pro. Trying to determine if it's worth the time and how much effort it would take to remove the black bumpers and put in the NinjaCamp.

Thanks for the advice everyone! I think I'll install this evening.

The Stern black bumper fix broke loose and I saw it as a sign that I should get rid of it. I also figured that the the "fix" was not part of Borg's vision for that area of the playfield. I installed the NinjaCamp yesterday. It took me two hours but if I was to do it again, it would not take as long. Overall it was not hard - having good set of sockets, needle nose pliers and extra pair of hands was helpful when removing the posts. Removing the old scoop protectors was the hardest part. You also have to be comfortable with mangling the Stern lower scoop protector to get it out - just be careful.

The NinjaCamp looks far better - I went with the green scoop protector. My son feels the scoop is a slightly harder to hit now but I haven't seen much difference yet. Now the scoop fires to the left flipper instead of the right now. I'm going to try the suggestions for aiming the scoop back to the right flipper although I like it returning to the left. Also get an rare SDTM from the scoop now. So far I'm very happy I pulled out the Stern fix.

TWO-WASHER FIX WORKS! After taking out the Stern Black Horse Blinder fix and replacing with the NinjaCamp scoop protector, my scoop eject was ejecting all over the place... mainly to the left flipper but 10% of the time to the right flipper or SDTM. I tried the "loosen, turn clockwise, & tighten" the scoop but it was only slightly better. I tried one washer and no luck. But with a washer on under each screw (between the wood and the scoop) on the left side of the scoop and, like magic, it shoots to the right flipper every time. Thanks for the tip Hayfarmer!

Good grief people! What are you guys reading into that post? Overall the person was respectful. The poster made one comment about the "bit of a miss" on the art work. The rest of the points were neutral, could be taken as positive or positive.

My Pro shipped with the post in the lowest (narrowest) position. But the lanes are still vicious drain monsters.

I think the dead end shot is fun. It's the easiest shot to collect. It returns the ball to the flipper super fast. Maybe I'm lucky but it never goes SDTM.

Of course there is a supply chain issue. Every company that relies on parts and the supply chain is struggling to get parts. Stern has a product that contains thousands of parts - far, far more than most products. If Stern can't get their hands on one part, the line shuts down on that product. If you've ever working in a manufacturing environment, you've seen that getting parts can be very complicated in the best of times. You just can't swap one manufacturers part for another over night. You can blame Stern for a lot of stuff but they don't have much control over the supply chain.

Houdini does this game summary as well. Please Stern, can we get this? Plus all of @dobler's other great suggestions.

I'll be the one guy to stick up for you. You comment was a little harsher than I would have stated but I agree. There are a lot of very home-made looking mods and slapping a bunch of these, in my opinion, doesn't look good. But if it makes you happy, that's all that matters. But I can also verbalize what looks good or bad to me... it's called an opinion. And if you're a mod maker, then take it as feedback to make your next product even better.

Are you not reversing your hands? I'm an old fart (60) and I'm an below average player. I have no problem. I did have a Houdini which has the Straightjacket reverse/flipped mode and it was fairly easy after a just a couple games. The only problem on Houdini is that if you were killing it your arms would get cramped after 5 minutes. Rush was equally as simple for the brain to learn the adjustment. However, if you don't cross your hands your brain will fry.

I tried loosening the 4 screws and shifting the scoop but it didn't solve the problem. There was not enough play to correct the eject. Then I added the two washers solution and it fixed the problem. Perfectly returns to the right flipper every time. Place the two washers on the two left side screws as you're looking at it from under the playfield (between the wood and the scoop). Trust me.

You brain WILL adjust. It's super fun when it clicks in your brain. With the flippers starting the up position, I don't think you ever get perfect and you'll get to whacking the ball correctly most of the time. This is a fun video that explores how the brain relearns how to ride a "backwards" bicycle. I use this video in a class I teach.

Comet Pinball among others. HOWEVER, I would highly recommend the lighted dice mod. It's an inexpensive mod at $20 for 2 dice with LEDs.

https://pinside.com/pinball/market/shops/1167-gameroom-mods/06718-lighted-dice-for-stern-rush

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You can opt out. The only features you're missing are the ones you don't want to try because they are part of the insider connect. It's easier than ever to access the features. They even let mere mortals experience the wizard modes without having to earn them. Personally, I think the insider connect is amazing. It gives me MORE visibility to the features of the game not less. It gives me more feedback on things I've achieved and things that remain for me to conquer.

What could Stern possibly track that could harm you? Let's see... they can see which features people are using, metrics on bugs and usage, how people are using the game so they can improve and make better games, possibly do remote support, send you new code without having to go through the hassle yourself. They're not Facebook, tracking your every move via GPS and listening in on private conversations.

I was a little worried about moving my pins up or down stairs. I almost hired someone as I'm getting older and fatter so I'm not quite as steady as I once was. I bought a basic dolly and a couple of those ratcheting straps - works really well for pulling it up or down stairs with another person spotting and assisting from below. Just unbox, slide the dolly under the cab, strap it tightly and take it a stair at a time. Just make sure to place a towel or something to protect where the strap contacts the cabinet to avoid any scuffing.

The washers worked miracles for me and it was an easy and elegant fix.

Certainly a good question to ask but... NO it's not confirmation bias. BTW, the correct term for this type of bias is choice-supportive bias.

It does sounds significantly better. I've been an audiophile of sorts and I do live sound and music production. To my trained ears, there is a substantial difference. Not just from speakers but the amplifier is a significant upgrade to the sound as well. Is it elite hi-fi? No but Pinwoofer is a large improvement in sound quality.

When I was younger I assumed that losing your hearing as you age would somehow ruin music for me. Now that I'm old and experience hearing loss I've learned that shitty sound still sounds shitty and that hi quality music is still amazing even with the loss above 12k.

Without a doubt, great music and high quality sound at high volume amps up the pinball experience significantly. First time I heard TNA it blew me away.

I put my name on a list for Expressions Lights immediately after the game was announced and just received mine from my dealer, Fun!, in Texas. A few weeks back, I called them as others were already getting their ELs but Fun! had not received them yet. I just got mine about 5 days ago.

Just finished installing my EL a couple nights ago and it exceeded my expectations and well worth the $$. I loved my Pinstadiums, but EL is so much better. Huge wow factor when playing the game with EL versus without. Worth the wait.

I really liked the green as the LEDs for the scoops are green. The NC green is looks amazing.

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I think these games are too difficult. I study rules and I feel like I'm a reasonably good shooter. But it's very hard for me to complete a mode on Rush without the ball nailing an outlane. I really don't know how you guys are breaking 1B. 300M is a good game for me.

Everyone gushes over the Rush rules but I think they're too convoluted. My first NIB was KISS and the mode rules were far easier to understand and took only 8 shots complete most of the modes. To me an average skilled player, KISS rules were more fun and easier to remember what the hell I'm supposed to do and focus on.

I tweak the rules (such as extending ball save times) but I really wish Stern would add a setting that relaxes the number of shots required to complete a mode. I can't bring myself to switch from 3 to 5 balls...seems like cheating. The mode rules should adjustable so that we average types can see more of the game content.

I got one and my brain doesn't seem to notice it during game play. Every once and a while I think "oh yeah, there is that mod I should look at."